- Jean Derome
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Name = Jean Derome
Img_capt = Jean Derome performing at the Suoni Per Il Popolo Festival inMontreal ,Canada ,24 June 2007 .
(© [http://www.flickr.com/photos/johnpham/655024819/ John Pham] )
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Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
Birth_name = Jean Derome
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Born = birth date and age|1955|6|29Montreal ,Canada
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Instrument =Saxophone ,Flute
Genre =Avant-garde jazz ,Avant-progressive rock , Experimental,Free improvisation , Contemporary classical
Occupation =Musician ,Composer
Years_active = 1973 – present
Label =Ambiances Magnétiques
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URL = [http://www3.sympatico.ca/jean.derome/ www3.sympatico.ca/jean.derome]Jean Derome (born
June 29 ,1955 ) is a French Canadianavant-garde saxophonist, flautist andcomposer . A prominent figure in theMontreal "musique actuelle" (new music) scene, Derome has been a member of a number of experimentaljazz and rock groups, and has appeared on over 30 albums, including seven solo albums. He has written scores for over 30 films and co-foundedAmbiances Magnétiques , a Canadianmusical collective andindependent record label .In 1992, Derome won the second annual Canadian Freddie Stone Award. [ cite web |url=http://www.soundsymposium.com/about/freddie.html |title=The Freddie Stone Award |work=Sound Symposium |accessdate=2006-12-19 ]
Biography
Jean Derome was born in
Montreal ,Quebec on 29 June 1955. He studiedmusic theory in Montreal atCégep de Saint-Laurent between 1972 and 1975, andflute atConservatoire de Musique du Québec between 1975 and 1979. He also taught music theory and flute in Montreal colleges between 1974 and 1983. During his studies, he formed his first bandNébu in 1973, one of Quebec’s firstavant-garde jazz groups. A trio with Derome on flute, pianistPierre St-Jacques and bassistClaude Simard , Nébu played "classically-informed contemporary jazz". cite web |url=http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000936 |title=Derome, Jean |work=Encyclopedia of Music in Canada |accessdate=2006-12-20 ] They toured extensively in Quebec, performed at the Festival de Musique Ouverte de Châteauvallon inFrance in 1977 and at the inauguralMontreal International Jazz Festival in 1980. Nébu made two albums, "Nébu" (1978) and "Motus" (1980) before disbanding in 1981.In 1978 Derome, St-Jacques and others founded EMIM (Ensemble de Musique Improvisée de Montréal), an informal association of free-improvising and jazz musicians. EMIM produced a number of groups, many with Derome as composer, arranger and flutist. In 1983 Derome began playing alto saxophone with
La Grande Aventure , a street band popular at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, and later with two groups devoted to the music ofThelonious Monk ,Mystérioso andÉvidence .In 1983 Derome and Québec guitarist
René Lussier formedAmbiances Magnétiques , amusical collective andindependent record label , providing an outlet for theavant-garde music of its members. One of the first groups from this collective wasLes Granules . It was formed by Derome and Lussier in 1984, and combined traditional songs, free improvisation, musical parody and social commentary. Derome and Lussier also performed at jazz festivals acrossNorth America andEurope between 1988 and 1991. In 1989, Derome and Lussier joinedFred Frith 's review bandKeep the Dog , which toured Europe, North America and the formerSoviet Union until the band's demise in 1991.Derome has collaborated with a number of other musicians, including
Chris Cutler ,Pierre Tanguay ,Myles Boisen ,Louis Sclavis andJandek . In 1988, Derome released his first solo album, "Confitures de Gagaku", followed by six more over the next 14 years. Derome has composed scores for over 30 films, working with a number of Quebecfilm director s, includingMichèle Cournoyer ,Jacques Leduc andPierre Hébert . He also wrote and choreographed a number of dance and theatre pieces in the early to mid-1980s, including "Confitures de Gagaku" (1985) for woodwinds, soprano, double bass, keyboards and percussion.Derome is " [one] of the most active and eclectic musicians on the Canadian creative music scene." cite web |url=http://www.actuellecd.com/bio.e/derome_je.html |title=Jean Derome |work=ActuelleCD.com |accessdate=2006-12-20 ] His unique writing style and his compositions have earned him recognition not only in Canada, but across the world.
Discography
Bands
;
Conventum
*"À l’affût d’un Complot" (1977, LP,Disques Tamandir )
*"Le Bureau Central des Utopies" (1979, LP,Disques Cadence );Nébu
*"Nébu" (1978, LP,Disques Cadence )
*"Motus" (1980, LP,Disques Cadence );Les Granules
*"Soyez Vigilants, Restez Vivants…" (1986, LP,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Le Retour des Granules" (1988, LP,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Au Royaume du Silencieux" (1992, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques );Évidence
*"Musique de Thelonious Monk" (1993, CD,Ambiances Jazz )
*"Live à la Casa" (2000, CD,Ambiances Jazz );Jean Derome et les Dangereux Zhoms
*"Carnets de Voyage" (1995, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Navré" (1996, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Torticolis" (1998, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"1994-96" (1998, 3xCD,Ambiances Magnétiques );Nous Perçons les Oreilles
*"Nous Perçons les Oreilles" (1998, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"La Vie, c’est Simple" (2002, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques );Keep the Dog
*"That House We Lived In " (2003, 2xCD,Fred Records );Fanfare Pourpour
*"Le Bal" (2004, CD,Monsieur Fauteux );Trio Derome Guilbeault Tanguay
*"The Feeling of Jazz" (2005, CD,Ambiances Jazz )
*"10 Compositions" (2004, CD,Ambiances Jazz )Collaborations
;With
Chris Cutler andRené Lussier
*"Three Suite Piece " (1996, CD,Recommended Records );WithPierre Tanguay
*"Plinc! Plonc!" (2001, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques );WithMyles Boisen ,Fred Frith andPierre Tanguay
*"All is Bright, But it is Not Day" (2002, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques );WithLouis Sclavis
*"Un Moment de Bonheur" (2003, CD,Victo Records );WithAbel Hassing andPierre Tanguay
*"Résilience" (2004, CD, independent)olo
*"Confitures de Gagaku" (1988, CD,
Victo Records )
*"Je Me Souviens; Hommage à Georges Perec; Tu r’luttes" (1997, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"La Bête / The Beast Within" (1997, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"3 Musiques Pour UBU" (1998, 2xCD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Strand, Under the Dark Cloth" (1999, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Le Magasin de Tissu" (2001, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )
*"Canot-Camping, Expédition 4" (2002, CD,Ambiances Magnétiques )References
External links
* [http://www3.sympatico.ca/jean.derome/ Homepage] .
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* [http://www.canadianencyclopedia.ca/index.cfm?PgNm=TCE&Params=U1ARTU0000936 Encyclopedia of Music in Canada] . "Jean Derome biography".
* [http://www.actuellecd.com/bio.e/derome_je.cat.html ActuelleCD.com] . "Jean Derome discography".
* [http://www.progquebec.com/nebu.html ProgQuebec.com] . "Nébu".Persondata
NAME=Derome, Jean
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SHORT DESCRIPTION=Canadian musician
DATE OF BIRTH=June 29 ,1955
PLACE OF BIRTH=Montreal inCanada
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